Posting in Combat
Play by post games are a little different to playing face-to-face or over a streaming service. Because we're all in different locations and on different time zones (I'm on the Australian East Coast, for instance), and we have so many outside interferences, it does not make sense to rely on the initiative order for posting.
When Combat starts, I will roll initiative for everyone. Post your actions however you like (keeping in mind the 1-1-1-1 rule above). Once I have all of the actions in (or enough time has lapsed -- typically 48 hours or so), I will post the results of the combat round, in initiative order. This will help keep the game moving, even if someone can't get to the keyboard in time.
You do not have to post in initiative order.
You can only post once during a combat round.
When posting, please Roleplay your actions, and do not include any Out of Character (OOC) information.
After your In-Character (IC) post, insert a <HR> below your last line, and then include your out of character information:
- Where you are moving too (the grid number if there's a map)
- your action and your target (by name or number)
- any rolls which apply (copy/paste from the dice roller) For ease of posting, roll both your attack roll and your damage roll. If the attack is unsuccessful, I'll ignore the damage roll, but it's faster than needing to go back-and-forth several times to roll to hit and then roll damage.
Once everyone (or a majority) has posted (and I've given sufficient time to allow stragglers to post), the I will resolve that round.
Example:
quote:
"You made a big mistake coming here." Kala allowed a warning note to enter her voice as she drew her shortsword. Ducking low to make herself a smaller target, she rushed forward and feinted to the left before striking from the right at the Orc in front of her.
Move: from A3 to Q4
Action: Attacking Orc #2 with shortsword
Bonus Action: none
Reaction: none
12:33, Today: Kala Brightwood rolled 20 using 1d20+5 ((15)).
12:34, Today: Kala Brightwood rolled 7 using 1d6+3 ((4)).